People · China
Changsheng Xie (谢昌盛)
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017XIEC01
Changsheng Xie (谢昌盛) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.64, set at Nanchang Winter 2025, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,503rd in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.99 in August 2017 to 9.64, a 36% improvement. Changsheng has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.64 | 10.19 | top 6.5% | 2,503 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 41.35 | 46.95 | top 13.7% | 1,487 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.99 | 26.17 | top 26.0% | 2,561 / 5,922 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Nanchang Winter 2025.
- 6 Aug 2017First competition: Coconut Island Open 2017. A 14.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanchang Winter 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Coconut Island Open 2017 · 6 Aug 2017
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Yiyun Chen (陈毅昀) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Qianhan Zhang (张乾翰) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.